Activision Ships Shrek the Third Video Game

The wait is Ogre
with the announcement that the Shrek
the Third™
video game from Activision, Inc. has shipped to retail stores nationwide. The
fate of Far Far Away is in gamer’s hands as they assume the role of their
favorite characters from the film – Shrek®, Donkey, Fiona, Puss-in-Boots,
Artie and Sleeping Beauty – and embark on an all-new adventure to save the
land from the clutches of the evil Prince Charming. The Shrek the Third
video game is based on DreamWorks Animation’s highly anticipated feature film,
which opens on May 18.

“Activision’s Shrek
the Third game captures the film’s signature humor as it takes
gamers on a grand journey featuring original characters and storylines created
exclusively for the game,” said Kim
Salzer,Vice President of Global Brand
Management, Activision Publishing. “Players will enjoy hours of fun and
engaging gameplay as they travel through the Shrek universe in 20 action-filled
levels and encounter a cast of twisted fairy tale characters such as
Pinocchio, Prince Charming and a dim-witted Cyclops.”

Shrek the Third
the video game takes players on an epic journey through magical worlds while
mastering each character’s special moves and abilities, battling villains,
gathering collectibles and joining friends to complete challenging mini-games
in either single-player or two-player multiplayer modes. The game also
introduces two new playable characters from the movie – Fiona’s rebellious
cousin Artie and her fellow fairy tale princess Sleeping Beauty.

The Nintendo DS™ and Game
Boy
Advance versions of the Shrek the Third
video game offer players unique gameplay experiences. The Nintendo DS version
is the first DS game to offer wireless cooperative multiplayer gameplay
through all levels. Told from Donkey’s point of view, the Nintendo DS game
allows players to assume the roles of Shrek, Puss-in-Boots and newcomer Artie,
and journey beyond Far Far Away with the help of Merlin’s magic wand. Shrek
and friends must work together to solve puzzles and defeat enemies while
overcoming a band of Prince Charming’s henchmen.

The Game Boy Advance
version closely follows the storyline of the movie as the characters complete
great quests that end with them saving Far Far Away from the villainous Prince
Charming.

Additionally, the game
features a bonus sneak peek at Bee Movie Game,
based on the upcoming animated feature from DreamWorks Animation which
releases in November 2007.

The Shrek the Third video gameis available now for the Xbox 360™ video game system from Microsoft and the
Wii
for a suggested retail price of $49.99, the
PlayStation 2 for the suggested retail
price of $39.99, the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS for a suggested retail
price of $29.99 and the PC version for a suggested retail price of $19.99.
The PSP system version will be available in early June for a suggested retail
price of $39.99. The console, PSP system and PC games have been rated “E10+”
(“Everyone 10 and older” – cartoon violence, crude
humor),
the Nintendo DS has been rated “E” (“Everyone” – cartoon violence, comic
mischief) and the Game Boy Advanced has been rated “E” (“Everyone” – cartoon
violence) by the ESRB.